- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Human Achievements (Garu is skilled with his instrument, playing beautiful music that can put one to sleep[15])
- Martial Arts (Normally trains himself in martial arts. Can defeat trained martial artist like[16] Abyo, and has shown when serious he can easily defeat Abyo. Displays some martial arts techniques, such as being able to do a downward kick while in the air[17])
- Weapon Mastery (Garu is a skilled ninja able to[18] use his sword in combat[19] along with his shruikens[20])
- Stealth Mastery (Able to use various techniques and disguises to hide from Pucca[21])
- Acrobatics & Multiple Jumps(Naturally acrobatic ninja, showcases abilities such as being able to flip and jump over multiple crocodiles[22], or when he did a number of flips to the point that it looked like he was flying[23]. Physics Defying; Can double jump and flip while doing the double jump[24])
- Transformation (Shapeshifting; Can transform into different animals[25])
- Illusion Creation & Duplication (Standard Illusions; His "Garuision Illusion" is capable of creating many clones[26], that he can spawn at any time to trick up the opponent[27], or use to keep a spot for himself[28])
- Astral Projection (Non-Combat Applicable; Through immense amounts of focus, Garu can send himself into the astral plane, though he was stopped by Pucca already squeezing his soul out[29])
- Summoning (Is capable of indirectly summoning Pucca[30])
- Cartoon Physics (Mid Potency)
- Enhanced Senses (Can sense even a grasshopper near him[31])
- Impact Resistance (Standard Impact Resistance; Can recover from being flattened)
- Supernatural Resilience (Could run around with only his skeleton[32])
- Heat Manipulation & Fire Manipulation (Capable of setting himself on fire[33])
- Sleep Manipulation (Garu is skilled with his instrument, playing beatiful music that can put one to sleep[34])
- Petrification (Turned Pucca into stone[35]), Flight (Levitation; Could levitate when meditating)
- Kiss Projection (Able to send out a kiss that can travel around as the generic red kiss mark[36])
- Battlefield Removal (Able to hit enemies so hard they fly into the screen[37])
- Creation (Can create stone animals to help him trick his opponent[38]).
- Resistance to
- Extreme Heats (Can stand next to hot molten lava just fine[39]. Unaffected by setting himself on fire[40])
- Life Absorption & Soul Manipulation (Unaffected by the closing of the noodle shop, which drained people's lifeforce and made them into a soulless husk that turn white and walk around like zombies[41])